Combined wagon hay-rack and brake.



No. 838,715. PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

s. F. HUGHES.

COMBINED WAGON HAY BACK AND BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 2, 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1' b A H i v \UQ? Witnesses x o r Attorneys No. 838,715.PATEN'I'ED DEC. 18, 1906;- S. F. HUGHES. COMBINED WAGON HAY BACK ANDBRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2, 1905,

No. 838,715. PATENTED DEG. 18,1906. S.F.HUGHES. COMBINED WAGON HAY RACKAND BRAKE.

APPLIOATION' FILED OOT. 2, 1905.

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COMBINED WAGON HAY-RACK AND BRAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application filed October 2, 1905. Serial No. 280,966.

To all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. HUGHES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Madison, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Combined Wagon Hay-Rack and Brake, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to hay-racks of that type employed on wagons andhas for one of its objects to provide a movable load-carrier of simpleconstruction which may be placed at one end of the rack to receive thefirst portion of the load from an ordinary hay-loader or similar deviceand then moved to the opposite end of the rack, leaving the first endclear to receive the second or remaining portion of the load.

A further object of the invention is to provide a movable load-carrierwhich may be readily shifted from end to end of the'rack and which issecurely held to the rack or wagon-frame in such manner as to preventtilting when traveling over uneven ground.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an operating meanswhich may be utilized for the purpose of operating the Wagon-brakes,and, further, to so arrange such operating means that the brake may beplanipulated by a person seated on top of the oad.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the invention consists in certain novel features of constructionand arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims, it being understood that various changes in the form,proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be madewithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wagonand rack made in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional elevation of the same, showing the load-carrier adjusted to aposition at the front of the frame or rack. Fig. 3

is a plan view of the rack and wagon, show ing the manner in which theparts are connected for the purpose of applying the brake. Fig. 4 is aview of a detail, illustrating the employment of slidable shoes in placeof rollers between the tracks and the load-carrier.

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing one ofthe guard-fingers extending underthe track.

Similar characters of reference are em in s.

lhe running-gear of the Wagon is of a type in common use, and above therunning-gear is mounted a pair of longitudinal sills 10, on the upperedges of which are secured tracks 11, formed of thin sheets of metal,the inner ed es of which extend beyond the end faces of the sills.Projecting from the outer faces of the sills at points adjacent to therear end of the wagon are slatted frames 12, constituting rear-wheelguards.

The load-carrier 15 is in the form of a slatted frame, including bottommembers 16 and side members 17, the width of the bottom of theload-carrier being greater-than the distance between the sills, and theoverhanging portions of such bottom member may form wheel-guards for thefront wheels, or auxiliary guard members may be supported there by. Theload-carrier is provided with depending hangers 18, having bearings forthe reception of supporting-rollers 19, that travel 'on the tracks 11,and at the inner ends of the rollers are flanges 21, that fit againstthe inner edges of said track members in order to prevent lateraldisplacement of the loadcarrier. The inner arms 22 of the hangers extendbelow the tracks and are bolted to extension-bars 23, the upper boltsserving also as means for securing guard-fingers 24 in place. Theseguard-fingers extend under the projecting portions of the tracks and prewagon is traveling over uneven ground.

a transversely-extending cross-bar 25, on which is mounted a pair ofupright bars 27, the upper ends of which converge and are connectedtogether by a suitable casting 28, that is provided with an opening forthe reception of a vertically-extending shaft 29. To the upper end ofthis shaft is secured a crank 30, having an operating-handle 31, thehandle being preferably accessible by a person seated on top of theload. The casting 1 28 carries a ratchet-wheel 32, with which en' lgages a pawl 33, supported by the crank 30 vent tilting of theload-carrier when the- The extensions 23 serve as supports for.

ployed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures ofthe draw.

and under the control of a suitable latch 34, by which the pawl may bemoved from engagement with the ratchet-wheel.

To the lower end of the shaft 29 is secured a drum 37, the shaftpreferably extending through the center of the drum and having its lowerend adapted to a bearing formed in the cross-bar 25. The drum isprovided with a diametrically-extending opening 38, through which ispassed a wire or other cable 39, the two ends of the cable being thencewound around the drum and 'one end con I nected to a bolt 40', carriedby a suitable cross-bar forming a part of the rigid frame, while theopposite end is looped for engage ment with the hooked end of an eyebolt42, that extends through an opening formed in a vertical bar 43 at thefront of the frame. The bolt 42 is provided with a hand-nut 45, whichmay be turned in order to take up any slack in the cable.

During the loading operation the loadcarrier is first adjusted to aposition adjacent to the end of the rack or wagon-frame in position toreceive the hay or other material from a suitable loading device, or thehay may be tossed onto the carrier by hand. After the carrier has beenfilled the shaft 29 is turned in the proper direction in order to windthe cable on the lower portion of the drum and unwinding the cable fromthe upper-portion of said drum. This advances the load-carrier towardthe front of the frame, and when said carrier has been moved fullyforward the load may be completed at the rear end of the rack or frameby the hay loader or by hand, as before.

The running-gear of the wagon is provided with a brake-beam 50, that ishung by links 51 in the usual manner from the reach-bars or othersupports, and said beam is provided with suitable shoes 52' at itsopposite ends for engagement with the treads of the rear wheels.

The reach-bars are provided with bearings for the reception of atransversely-disposed rook-shaft 54, having a pair of rockenarms 55,that are connected by bars or rods 56 to the brake-beam, and at one endof said rockshaft is a vertically-extended rocker-arm 58, having an eye59 in its upper end. By pullingforward on this arm 58' the brakes may beapplied to the rear wheels.

After the load-carrier has been moved to the forward position its frontend may be tied or otherwise secured. to the transversefront portion ofthe wago'nframe. Theloops at the forward and rear ends of the cable 39are then disconnected and the cable is drawn rearward through theopening 38 in the drum until the loop a: at the front end of the cablecomes into contact with the periphery of the drum, forming a stop toprevent the further passage of said cable.

The cable is then passed around two sheaves 60 and 6'], that aresupported by fixed portions of the frame, and its rear end is connectedto the eye 59., The shaft 29 is then turned until the cable iscomparatively taut, without, however, applying the brakes.

The handled crank 30 is placed at a suitable elevation, preferably insuch position as to be accessible from the top of the load, and in usethe driver seated on top of the load may apply the brakes by turning thehandle, so that the wagon is under thorough control, and it will not benecessary for the driver to descend in order to apply the brakes fromthe ground, as is usual in wagons of this generalty e.

Tn unloading the rear end may be first elevated. to the mow or loft, andthen the load carrier may be moved from the front to' the rear end inposition under the fork, if necessary, the cable being first detachedfrom thebraking connections and its ends connected to the frame.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated a slight modification of the invention whereinshoes 19 are employed in place of the rollers 19.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Thecombination with a hay-rack in cluding longitudinal sill members, of acarrier arranged to travel on 'thesills, a windingdrum mounted on saidcarrier, means for turning the drum, and a cable having its oppositeends connected to fixed portions of the rack, the intermediate portionof the cable being connected to and partly wound around the drum.

2. The combination with a hay-rack ineeluding longitudinal sill members,of a wheeled loadcarrier arranged to travel on the sills, atransversely-extending bar form ing part of the l'oadcarrier, a verticalframe supported by said bar, a vertical shaft jlournaled in the bar andframe, a winding-drum mounted on said shaft, and a cable having itsopposite ends secured to fixed portions of the rack, the intermediateportion of the ca blie being secured to and partly wound around thedrum.

3. The combination with a hay-rack hav ing longitudinal sill members, ofa wheeled load-carrier arranged to travel on said sills, a

transversely-extending bar forming a part of IIO 4. The combination witha Wheeled rack, the drum may be employed for moving the 10 of abrake-beam, brake-shoes carried thereload-carrier or applying the brake.by, a load-carrier slidably mounted on the In testimony that I claim theforegoing as rack, a winding-drum carried by the load my own I havehereto affixed my signature in carrier and provided With adiametrically-an the presence of two Witnesses. ranged opening, a cableextending through l SAMUEL F. HUGHES. said opening, and cableconnections arranged Witnesses: at the opposite ends of the rack and atthe J. H. HOOVER,

brake-beam, whereby revoluble movement of l W. O. POTTS.

